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Principal achievements
Given the global importance of creating innovative business models that create and capture value for broad stakeholder groups in society, and the evident lack of research in this area, Christian Nielsen’s clear vision led to the establishment of the Business Design Lab (https://business-designlab.com/), previously know as the Business Model Design Center, www.bmdc.aau.dk) at Aalborg University. Since its incubation, this centre of excellence managed to attract funding of over €1.000.000 for research activities. Furthermore, this funding trend is likely to continue considering that since the establishment of this highly multidisciplinary research centre in 2011, over 300 companies ranging from local start-ups and SMEs to multinationals with a global presence have seen the value of collaborating with the Lab. As Christian currently serves as the Head of Aalborg Univeristy Business School, the reigns have been handed over to the very capable leadership of Professor Lorenzo Massa.
This Lab is evidence of the cutting-edge research being produced under Christian Nielsen’s leadership, which highlights multidisciplinary contributions that break away from traditional academic silos. The contributions of the rigorous scholarly research have led to published works in leading scholarly journals. Furthermore, the applied research and the sound strategic advice has had a significant impact on the practices of the companies with which the Lab collaborates. This is evident from the ability to attract organisations and funding. As new industrial sectors and academic fields are beginning to recognize the importance of business model design for the future competitiveness of companies in an evermore complex global world, it is expected that the Business Design Lab will continue to strengthen its already internationally oriented position in conjunction woth the Business Design Society, the annual Business Model Conference and the Open Source based Journal of Business Models (www.journalofbusinessmodels.com) initiated by Christian himself in 2013.
Christian’s ability to change career from business to academia, then to banking and back to academia again illustrates his ability to adapt and acquire new knowledge. Upon his return from the financial sector, Christian made a successful turnaround in the Master’s degree in Management Accounting at Aalborg University. This degree now boasts one of the largest numbers of students for a Master’s degree in business at Aalborg University. At the present Christian serves on the executiveboard for the Department of Business and Management at Aalborg University besides being involved in two start-up companies and teaching business models on a certified executive board governance education.Keynote and research invitations in Europe, the US and Australasia are evidence of the broad reach of his research and entrepreneurial skillsets.
Research strategy
Christian's research profile lies at the intersection of management accounting, business models and intellectual capital and relates to issues of accountability and performance measurement. Theoretically, Christian’s work builds upon Activity Systems Theory and Effectuation Theory as well as theories of accountability, legitimacy and stakeholder theory. His current research has led to the creation of a typology of business model configurations. This typology is able to constitute a backbone for mapping out the business models of any organisation,thus substantiating business model innovation patterns through empirical testing, and furthermore forming the backbone of business model benchmarking,KPIs, external disclosures and their assurance.This has led to the creation of a software platform open to other researchers to engage in and perform empirical testing on emerging theory and to help build new theories. The vision for this database is that it will become the world’s most comprehensive mapping of business model configurations and be capable of drawing in researchers with analytical, archival, and qualitative foci to further strengthen its quality.
This again is evidence of Christian Nielsen’s innovative and visionary foresight in creating synergies and bringing experts together around a common cause in turn providing a strong and more holistic methodological and theoretical contribution to a neglected area. It is Christian’s vision that the BMDC will become a leading global center of excellence, continually attracting companies that see value in collaboration, and hence further enhancing the research brand of the center. The research center’s collaboration is expanding as we speak, and from primarily having European research partners, the center now has strong links with Australasia, and more recently it has been invited to collaborate with global thought leaders such as Stanford University.
Keywords
- Business Economics and Trade
- Financial markets and financial analysis
- Investor Relations
- Business Models
- Intellectual Capital Statements
- Knowledge Management
- Balanced Scorecard and performance measurement
- Corporate Social Responsibility
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Collaborations from the last five years
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FUN: Forretningsudvikling Nordjylland
Nielsen, C., Thomsen, P., Brøns Kringelum, L., Sort, J. C., Andersen, B. B., Delmar, A. C. P., Stück, S. E., Holm, C. G., Hviid, L. & Østergaard, T. O.
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Mandatory non-financial disclosure: Is everybody on the same page about business model reporting?
Bini, L., Schaper, S., Simoni, L., Giunta, F. & Nielsen, C., 6 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Accounting Forum.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Overcoming Barriers in Creating Ecosystem Business Models: Achieving Resilience in an Uncertain and Competitive Setting
Stück, S. E., Nielsen, C. & Thomsen, P., 10 Feb 2023, Reconfiguration of Business Models and Ecosystems: Decoupling and Resilience. Taylor & Francis, p. 26-46 21 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Providing evidence of the impact of university research
Nielsen, C., 3 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems. 4, 2, p. 93-102 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Strategic Management Accounting Revisited: Building on Insights from the Business Model Field
Roslender, R., Hart, S. & Nielsen, C., 1 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Towards Society 5.0: Enabling the European Commission’s Policy Brief ‘Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European Industry’
Nielsen, C. & Brix, J., May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems. 5, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Emerald Literati Award: Highly commended paper - Emerald Awards for Excellence - 2019
Sort, Jesper Chrautwald (Recipient) & Nielsen, Christian (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other prizes
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Outstanding Reviewer 2011: Emerald forlagets pris for reviewere
Nielsen, Christian (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other prizes
Activities
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Forretningsmodel innovationHvordan kommer man i gang og hvordan implementerer man?
Christian Nielsen (Participant)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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GAP International Taskforce on SMEs
Christian Nielsen (Lecturer)
9 Nov 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Studietur til Brainport Eindhoven
Christian Nielsen (Participant) & Jacob Brix (Participant)
2 Nov 2022 → 3 Nov 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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Shanghai Tech
Christian Nielsen (Participant)
29 Oct 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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CREATE KICK-OFF
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Organizer), Christian Nielsen (Participant), Rasmus Antoft (Participant), Mette Vinther Larsen (Participant), Jonas Strømfeldt Eduardsen (Participant), Marita Svane (Participant), Thomas Klausen (Participant), Morten Thiessen (Participant), Muhammad Fazli Ilahi (Participant), Mohammad A. Momen (Participant), Faruque Hasan (Participant), Gabriel R. G. Benito (Participant), Svetla Trifonova Marinova (Participant), Mohammad Amanullah (Participant), Ipshita Habib (Participant), Imranul Hoque (Participant), Shobod Deba Nath (Participant), Melita Mehjabeen (Participant), Shafiul Alam (Participant), Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan (Participant), Naznin Chaity (Participant), Matthew Allen (Participant), Manchester University (Participant), Mushtaq Khan (Participant), Allama Siddiki (Participant), Monower Hossain (Participant) & Vidya Khan (Participant)
6 Oct 2022Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, or seminars
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Press/Media
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Syv spørgsmål og svar: Hvorfor er to chefer fortid på universitetet og stopper sagen her?
Christian Nielsen, Morten Lund & Rasmus Antoft
07/09/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Hemmelige fratrædelsesaftaler afsløret: AAU-chefer får millionbeløb
Søren Lind Christiansen, Christian Nielsen & Morten Lund
27/08/2023 → 28/08/2023
4 items of Media coverage
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Efter rejseskandale: Universitetet vil granske mystisk forening
Christian Nielsen, Morten Lund & Rasmus Antoft
17/08/2023 → 18/08/2023
2 items of Media coverage
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Tre uger i luksusvilla i ferieparadis i sommerferien: Institutleder tog til Italien på universitets regning
Christian Nielsen & Morten Lund
19/07/2023 → 24/07/2023
4 items of Media coverage
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Universitets-bosser sendt hjem: Luksus-rejser granskes
Christian Nielsen & Morten Lund
12/07/2023 → 13/07/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media